Y’know, not every film that Pixar releases, happens to be actually be Oscar material. Take Cars for instance. Yeah, it’s a fun movie, but compared to the majority of the Pixar library, it finishes in last place. Pixar then went on to make a second Cars film a few years later, and that’s a movie which didn’t even finish. It …
If you thought that Skylanders was an expensive toy for your kids, wait until you see how much Disney Infinity is going to cost you.
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I grew up on cartoons. Instead of sportsmen or great leaders, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck were my role models. Which, if you know me personally, certainly explains a lot (I would still be willing to sacrifice an appendage for a real life portable hole). But animation can be used for more than just gags involving coyotes and really fast …
Why, it feels like just yesterday that Lucasfilm finally officially announced that they were going to be doing spinoff Star Wars movies, outside of Episodes VII to IX, and then we all got stupid grins on our faces and started our geeky speculating as to what and who these movies should be about. Oh wait… That was yesterday! And less than …
By now, everyone has something to say about Star Wars Episodes VII, VIII and XI (Ha! And they said that roman numeral knowledge was pointless!). JJ Abrams has landed himself one of the most sought-after gigs in Hollywood, something that no doubt has hardcore Warsie and Trekkies feeling very conflicted. So while that battle rages on, we’ve still got the …
Back before we knew that JJ Abrams would be ascending to the Geek Throne by helming the new Star Wars, there was lots of talk around director Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) and writer Damon Lindelof (Star Trek, Lost, Prometheus). The pair were definitely collaborating on something. As it turns out, it was not the new …
Disney hit it big in the late eighties with The Little Mermaid, starting a new age of animated films that saw the likes of Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Hercules and Mulan released. The last really great film from that stable was Tarzan back in 1999, and subsequent films have been less critically received since then, as …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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